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5.10.2010

Welcome to Organized Chaos and the Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...our version of a progressive blog hop!

If you've come from visiting Candace at Scrap-A-Doodle-Dee, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start here. A full list of participating Design Team members/blogs is available at FCCB.

For our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, each FCCB Design Team member has chosen to feature a specific element related to using the Cricut. There are a wide variety of techniques and elements that will be featured, so make sure you stop by each DT member's blog to take a look!

There will be plenty of prizes along the way...one at each stop for a participant that incorporates that Design Team member's specific element on a project. And don't forget about the GRAND PRIZE!!! This will be awarded to the participant that incorporates the most featured elements into ONE project! How fun is that? :)

The element I've chosen to feature today is....

USING THE DIE-CUT NEGATIVE ON A PROJECT

I will be featuring several ideas on how you can use your die-cut negatives (formerly scraps!) to customize your own creations!

This shaker card was made using the negative of the rattle die-cut from New Arrival. I cut the image to use on another project, and then kept the negative of the cut for this project.

Just trim around the negative and then adhere a piece of acrylic or transparency to the back of the opening. Then place adhesive foam around the shaker portion of the negative (shown below):

Next, fill the compartment with anything you want (I used seed beads) and attach a piece of cardstock to the back...then you're ready to adhere your shaker to a card!

You can also use the negative for a stencil! I didn't adhere mine down, I just held it in place with my fingers, but you could certainly try repositionable or stencil tape to help the process. This image is from the A Child's Year cartridge. I used the negative of the profile image to ink the coordinating tag.

Then I lifted the negative and attached a piece of ribbon to the top for a quick and easy tag for a scrapbook page, card or project.

You can also stamp directly over the image and combine that with inking for a "patterned" effect. This is a bird image from Home Decor. I used the negative to stamp and then rub ink over it to define the image.

You can also try chalk to stencil in your negative. Here I used varying shades of lavender to make a subtle background for a card element.

You could use the stencil technique to create a one-of-a-kind background for a card or layout, or even to customize your title letters on a page. The options are really endless!

Now it's your turn! See if you can incorporate the use of a die-cut negative on your project! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

AND, don't forget that the participant that uses the most featured elements on a SINGLE project will win the GRAND PRIZE! Visit Fantabulous Cricut for details!

Next stop...Nana's blog, Younique Reflections! Go see what Nana has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project(s) to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

I like all the ideas you have and the Crawl sounds like so much fun...but unfortunatley I cannot participate this week...boo hoo. I will be leaving Tuesday for my National Bowling Tournament in El Paso for 5 days...so maybe next week I'll join in. Have a great week.

Lori: I used the negative once by accident and loved it. Your ideas were above and beyond what I had done. Thanks for sharing. I used the negative of a flower for this week's FCCB Crawl. I made a border for my scrapbook page. Check it out if you would like!~Madison www.funkycards.blogspot.com

Thanks for the challenge! I used two negative images on my layout. You can find details on my blog (http://smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.com/2010/05/lady-lenore-layout-fantabulous-cricut.html). I just posted at Fantabulous Cricut as well.I'm going to give the inking a go at some point as well. I love the look of your bird!

I LOVED this idea. I did this with my Bee Hive on my card. Its hard to tell from the picture but it has tiny bird seed beads inside of it. I loved it. Thank you for helping me think outside the box!!http://melissaward72.blogspot.com/2010/05/cricut-crawl.html

Thanks sooooo much everyone for your wonderful comments and for "thinking outside the box" and trying this technique. I am so thrilled with all of your wonderful creations! Now, how to pick a winner?!?!?!?!?!? :)

I retired, but I'm STILL A FAN!

Former Design Team Member

The Fine Print...

Just want to mention that I draw inspiration from others, and you are welcome to use any of my original ideas for your personal use as well... I just ask that you give credit where credit is due and that you don't copy or re-create any of the artwork posted on here for submissions to contests, publications or for profit. Please provide a link to this blog for any projects/ideas inspired by my personal designs. THANKS!!! :)

About Me

I'm a stay at home mom (aka "Household CEO") and have two happy, energetic and beautiful children and the best husband in the world! I have been paper crafting for ten years and I try to craft whenever possible, focusing on invitations and party decorations for my kids' (and my friends' kids'!) birthdays. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit!